Charles lang



CHARLES LANG, OF NEW. YORK, N. Letters Patentdv'o. 63,263, t'latedMarcz 25, 1867.

MACHINE POR EMBGSSING AND P-ERFORATING PAPER, dto.

TO WHOM ITMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LANG, of the city, county, and btate of New York, d-id invent a new and uscful 'Machine for Manufacturing Box-Edgings, Lace Curtains, Edgings on Under Garments, and other similar embossed and perforated goods out of paper, linen, cotton-lined paper, paper mixed with ottonthreads or linen threads, cotton cloth, linen cloth, or similar material; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this spccilication, in which- Figure l represents a front view ot' my invention.

Figure 2, a cross-section thereof through line a b of iig. 1.

The same letters of reference niark the same parts in both figures.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a machine composed of several rollers, two ot' which contain the design, one raised and one sunk, between which said two rollers the stripiof paper, rbc., is pnsseth.

and by pressure the design is embossed and the paper perforated and cut during its passage, substantially as:

hereinafter described. '/'lo enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed t0 describe the same more' particularly.

M M represent the two vertical frame pieces througl'1-which the main shat't E E is inserted, and to which-' shaft two pulleys are fixed, one ot' said pulleys being connected with the roller A, by n. direct belt, F, and the, other by a crossed belt, G, with the brush-roller or wheel-'brush D. rlhc rollers A, B, C, and D are connected', as shown in the drawing. Rollers A and B are geared into each other, The direction in which each of the rollers is made .to move is indicated by the arrows. H represents the strip of paper, linen, or similar material during its passage through the rollers. Roller A is made of steel, tempered or soft, as may be required according to desi n and uaon its surface the desi n to be )reduced on the 'oa er the.. is cut devresscd or sunk. The elevated g 5 .l g 1 7 l 7 7 parts which will produce the open work are out so as to leave a knife-edge around the design, as shown in g;.

1. `Siaiier parts or points, Sie., may be left as a fiat surface to worl; as a punch. Roller B is made of paste;- board, soft metal, such as type metal, or similar material, and for the purpose of embossing is an opposite die or male-die rollerto A. The same can be made by having the roller made alittle larger, and by rotating roller A and screwing` the top boxes downwards until the roller B has forced itself sufficiently into roller A to malte a good proof'. Roller C is made of soft steel, copper, hard rubber, or of similar hard substance; its surface is perfectly lfiat for the purpose of cutting the paper. toller D is a wheel-brush made et' fine wire or hard bristles for the purpose ef brushing away and removing pieces which may adhere to roller A. I

This machine is used by placing a strip of paper, 85e., between the rollers A and B, and turning the er:

.E in the direction of the arrow. Belt F will more roller A .in thc direction as shown by arrow.l Roller B being geared to roller A will movein the opposite direction, thereby the paper will be carried around and einbos by roller B brought in contact with roller C, the surface 'of which isA set closely to surface of roller A bei any paper is placed between them, and consequently it will'eut through and press away the thickness of pz' placed between the rollers. 'lhe wheel-brush D is intended to remove loose pieces which may stick to roller The machine may be operated in other-ways, accomplishing `the same eii'ects. The roller B may be placed journals of roller D, or one in the place ot` roller B, whereby the paper will be firstcut, and by being move will be embossed afterwards. l

By means'of this-'machine certain goods may be manufactured out of paper, linen, or similar material above mentioned, such as box-edgings, lace curtains, edging on under garments, and generally goods which require embossing and pcrforating; the strip of paper being placed between the rollers will come out as a nished article, whereby said goods may be made rapidly and with littleexipense;

`What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLctters Patent,'is-

The new mode of manufacturing embossed and perforated goods out of paper, linen, cotton-lined paper, paper mixed with cotton Athreads or linenvthreads, cotton cloth, linen cloth, or similar material, by means of the machine substantially as described; the principal parts of which said machine consist of three rollers, two of which contain the design depressed and raised, and the third acting by its pressure as pelforator, between which said rollers a strip of paper or other material is passed, and is embossed, perforated, and cut during its passage, substantially for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES LANG.

Witnesses Cuirs.' Wanna, 'HENRY WnHLn. 

